The hair was for them to test the DNA to see if the kidnappers were telling the truth!
Graceâs heart instantly sank, and Uncle Kwan nervously asked, âYoung Madam, is this true?â
âI⦠I donât know. Iâll call Jay! Uncle Kwan, prepare a car. I need to head out,â said Grace.
âYes,â said Uncle Kwan.
The two children came to Graceâs side and watched curiously. Jasper was still a little confused and did not seem to understand, but Mick Reed did. The little one pulled a long face.
âMommy, have you found Lil Bro?â asked Mick Reed after immediately thinking of the remaining triplet.
Grace said, âMaybe. I have to go out. You and Jasper stay at home.â
âWill Lil Bro be alright?â
âYes, Iâll make sure heâs safe!â assured Grace.
Grace told the driver to drive toward Masonâs house as she called Jason. She had just briefly explained things when Jason said, âDonât worry. Iâll save our son no matter what it takes.â
âOur son?â Grace froze. âHow do you know heâs our son?â After all, what was written on that paper had not been verified yet and everything so far was just her speculation.
âGrace, do you remember when I accompanied you to meet Mason at the entrance of the primary school? I was already suspicious then, so I got someone to take Masonâs blood for a DNA test. To be on the safe side, I chose three labs, locally and from abroad as well. All three reports have confirmed that Mason is our child,â Jason said on the phone.
Grace instantly burst into tears.
âMasonâs⦠really our child! But I didnât recognize him until now! Isnât there a saying that a mother and child are linked by their hearts? Why didnât I, a mother, recognize my own child?â
She had watched Mason get scolded and attacked by other older children. She had also seen him covered with bruisesâ¦
Those scenes were constantly playing back in Graceâs mind, piercing her heart.
If⦠she had recognized Mason earlier, would he have suffered less?
She wished to be able to suffer the pain her son endured in his stead. He should not have had to go through all that at his age!
âJay, nothing can happen to Mason. Nothing! I⦠I failed to protect him. If I had insisted on adopting him and bringing him back to the Reed family, maybe he wouldnât have gotten kidnapped!â said Grace as she choked up.
âGrace, stop crying. I wonât let anything happen to Mason. Trust me!â said Jason.
Grace sobbed. âOkay, I trust you. I trust you⦠I⦠Iâm going over to Masonâs place to make sure heâs really⦠been kidnapped.â
After all, the note did not say who the child was.
âOkay, Iâll be right over too,â said Jason.
When the call was over, Grace burst into tears again. When she heard Kyla talk about Mason previously, there was nothing but sympathy in her heart-sympathy for the child who was suffering from all these at such a young age.